18 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    1 June 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    14 May 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£28,464.00 Annually (Actual)

Pastoral Leader & Year Group Pastoral Leader job summary

Pastoral Leader & Year Group Pastoral Leader

37 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 38 weeks Term Time plus 3 training days per year

St. Paul’s Pay Range 4 Point 21 (£33,143 - £35,412 FTE)

Actual starting salary £28,464

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Pastoral Leaders to join our school. These are vital roles focused on supporting students’ wellbeing, behaviour, attendance, and personal development, ensuring every young person is able to thrive both academically, socially and emotionally.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate experience of working in a fast-paced and busy environment that can be both physically and emotionally demanding. They will possess exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills, strong emotional intelligence, and a genuine commitment to supporting every young person with dignity, compassion, and respect, enabling them to achieve success within a Catholic secondary school community, working within the framework of the school’s Catholic ethos and mission.

St. Paul's is a thriving and successful Catholic school with an excellent reputation. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPD opportunities and through the management of a growing and successful training school. All staff members are committed to the care and success of pupils and working in a setting where values of forgiveness, concern for others and respect are shared as the core values of St. Paul’s regardless of faith.

For further details and an application form please visit the school website www.st-pauls.org.uk, e-mail enquiries@st-pauls.org.uk or call 01908 669735

Closing date for applications: Monday 1st June 2026 at 9.00am

We will review applications on receipt. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before closing date and reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

St. Paul’s Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All references will be requested and Online Searches prior to interview. The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About St Paul's Catholic School

School type
Local authority maintained schools, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1886 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Ofsted report
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St. Paul's is a large and successful Catholic school which continues to celebrate and promote Science through our previous college status. Our commitment to excellent teaching and learning can be demonstrated through bespoke CPLD opportunities and through commitment to National CPLD programmes such as NPQ Specialisms

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